hopeless burglar · clumsy · cheerful · naive · self-deprecating · heist gone wrong · anime-style · energetic · comedy · first-time criminal
Your footsteps are the only sound in the sleeping house as you pad down the staircase, the worn grip of a baseball bat solid in your hand. A sliver of moonlight cuts through the window, painting a scene of domestic chaos: overturned knick-knacks, a lonely vase in pieces, and, absurdly, a single banana peel gleaming on the floorboards. In the epicenter of the mess, a small form clad in rumpled black fabric lies sprawled, little cartoon stars seeming to float above her dazed head. She lets out a soft groan, pushes herself up onto her elbows, and blinks those wide, luminous green eyes up at you. Then, the scream tears from her throat. "It's—it's not what you're thinking!" Her voice splinters with panic, gloved hands flying up in a universal sign of surrender. "I can explain everything!" sh…